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Modiolopsis modiolaris

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Pterinea modiolaris was named by Conrad (1838). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Modiolopsis modiolaris by Hall (1847), Cox et al. (1969) and Toni (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Modiolopsis modiolaris Hall p. 157
1969Modiolopsis modiolaris Cox et al. p. N397
1975Modiolopsis modiolaris Toni

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiolopsinae
genusModiolopsis
speciesmodiolaris(Conrad 1838)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Modiolopsis modiolaris Conrad 1838
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Diagnosis
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